11/07/2013
Portugal Gazettes Tax Regularization Decree
Portugal Gazettes Tax Regularization Decree
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
11/05/2013
Appointment Strengthens Geldards’ Private Client Team
I’m also excited about the opportunity to work closely with Geldards’ wide range of successful legal teams
11/05/2013
Mishcon Appoints new Family Partner
Her expertise includes advising on asset preservation and protection both in the UK and offshore
11/04/2013
Treasures lost under Nazis found in elderly German's flat
A random background check designed to expose money-launderers travelling to Switzerland has uncovered a treasure trove of modern art thought to have been destroyed in Nazi Germany.
11/04/2013
Customs agents seizing increasing amounts of undeclared cash
The cash, often in bundles of 500-euro notes, is moving with political currents as some Europeans seek to hide their wealth from rising taxes, high-profile tax investigations and tightening rules at Swiss banks and other traditional havens.
11/04/2013
US to curtail offshore tax evasion in the Caribbean
The department said the FATCA is “rapidly becoming the global standard in the effort to curb offshore tax evasion
11/03/2013
Private client’s edgy new look
OC gives private client practice a kick up the cut-glass as ‘traditional’ team hits the road
11/03/2013
Outsourcing in the asset management industry - FCA
We have published the findings from our review that assessed whether asset managers are effectively mitigating the risks relating to outsourcing.
11/03/2013
Bayern president Hoeness to be tried on tax charge
I will work very hard with my lawyers over the next four months so that our arguments convince the court
11/03/2013
Madoff Directors "Vindicated" By English High Court
It also confirms English cases on directors' duties will continue to be persuasive in the Cayman Islands
11/03/2013
Greed Sometimes Is Not Good': Billionaire Steven Cohen's Hedge Fund Reaches $1.8 Billion Plea Deal
Federal prosecutors announced a record $1.8 billion insider trading penalty against billionaire Steven A. Cohen’s embattled SAC Capital on Monday
11/03/2013
UPDATE 3-UBS, Credit Suisse hit by stricter capital rules threat
UBS and Credit Suisse would have to hold far more capital than international rivals if Swiss lawmakers push ahead with proposals to impose even tougher rules to curb borrowing on the country's banks.
11/02/2013
Swiss Politicians Push for Stricter Bank Capital Rules
Swiss politicians have proposed rules that could force the two banks to make far fewer loans and investments in relation to the capital they keep on hand.
10/31/2013
France investigates chairman of Swiss bank Reyl
The probe follows the release of former Reyl banker Pierre Condamin-Gerbier from Swiss prison in September after he said he held a list of French politicians with undeclared funds in secret Swiss bank accounts.
10/30/2013
UK To MakePpublic True Owners of Companies in Drive Against Tax Evasion, Crime
UK to lift secrecy over who are real owners of companies
10/29/2013
German prosecutors say too early to settle UBS tax probe
One of the German authorities investigating the role of UBS in helping Germans dodge taxes said it is too early to settle the probe with the Swiss bank.
10/29/2013
PwC US Releases 2014 Guide to Tax and Wealth Management
PwC US released today a new edition of Managing Your Wealth: Guide to Tax and Wealth Management, to help high-net-worth individuals, families, and business owners better understand and play an active role in growing and preserving their wealth.
10/29/2013
Regulator threatens "revolutionary" approach to achieve asset management transparency
A specific concern is that some asset managers are pushing the definition of ‘research’ by using client commissions to cover non eligible costs and services.
10/29/2013
Fair, transparent and competitive: the FCA’s vision for the asset management sector
Speech by Clive Adamson, FCA Director of Supervision, at the FCA Asset Management Conference, London.
10/29/2013
Shaping the future in asset management by Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive of the FCA
Keynote speech by Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive of the FCA, at the FCA Asset Management Conference, London. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ from the delivered version.